Sanjida
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- san-JEE-da
- Origin
- Persian
Sanjida is a girls' name of Persian origin, meaning “thoughtful, measured”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sanjida mean?
Persian: from sanjida 'weighed, considered'
“thoughtful, measured”
From Persian sanjida, meaning weighed or considered, and so thoughtful and dignified; used by Bengali Muslim families.
Is Sanjida a girl's or a boy's name?
Sanjida is a girls' name.
How popular is Sanjida in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sanjida in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sanjida in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,954 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,649 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,770 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Sanjida
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alisha, Sasha, Yasmin, Sana, Samira, Anisha, Radhika, Isha, Salma, Saanvika, Anya, Tanisha
Names related to Sanjida
More Persian names
Jasper, Esther, Jasmine, Casper, Cyrus, Darius, Zorawar, Kiyan, Rumi, Yasmine, Kasper, Mahnoor, Dario, Arian, Arman, Armaan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sanjida: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sanjida, updated 20 October 2026.